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How Books Start
Nikesh tells us how he gets ideas for books.
  1. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  2. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  10. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  11. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  12. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  13. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  14. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  15. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  16. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  18. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
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